Kaylee Domzalski
Originally published on June 3, 2021 9:08 am
State Rep. Mike Nearman “more likely than not” purposefully allowed far-right demonstrators into the locked Oregon Capitol in December as his fellow lawmakers met inside, an investigation has found.
That conclusion, reached in an investigatory report made public Wednesday, could pave the way for official findings that Nearman violated workplace rules when a committee takes up the matter on June 9. The hearing will dictate whether Nearman, a Polk County Republican, will face penalties as severe as expulsion from the Legislature for his role in the Dec. 21 incursion.
“The evidence supports a conclusion that it is more likely than not that Rep. Nearman intentionally aided demonstrators in breaching Capitol security and entering the building on December 21, 2020, when it was closed to the public,” says a seven-page report authored by private attorney Melissa Healy.
Republican Rep. Mike Nearman "more likely than not" intended to assist demonstrators who breached the Oregon Capitol and fought with police officers last year.
Witt violated harassment rule with texts, committee finds June 02 2021
The House Conduct Committee said Brad Witt s intent was not relevant to whether he created a hostile work environment.
State Rep. Brad Witt, D-Clatskanie, violated workplace rules against sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment with a series of texts to a fellow lawmaker in April, a House committee found Tuesday evening, June 1.
But the House Conduct Committee found that, contrary to an allegation against him, Witt did not intend to create a quid pro quo arrangement with Rep. Vikki Breese Iverson in which he would exchange his vote on a bill for a date or sexual favors.
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A Republican state representative who reported she was sexually harassed by a male Democratic colleague via text message in April “was not unreasonable” in